Team USA general manager will not attend Olympics in Russia

9:17 PM,
Feb. 10, 2014

Nashville Predators general manager David Poile.

Written by

Josh Cooper
| jcooper2@tennessean.com

David Poile often described his general manager duties for Team USA in the 2014 Olympic men's hockey tournament as the opportunity of a lifetime.

For the 63-year-old Poile, it truly was because rarely does USA Hockey allow general managers from previous Olympics to take the same role twice.

Unfortunately for the Predators' GM, he will miss the tournament. Injuries suffered when he was hit in the face by a puck Thursday during Nashville's morning skate at Minnesota have prevented him from traveling to Russia, USA Hockey announced on Monday. ...